Upon leaving class this week I was filled with more questions, not the usual questions of what makes people believe egalitarianism but about what should I believe. This class has began a big line of questioning for me and what my beliefs are. There has never been a question about women in the church growing up and to suddenly be thrown this huge question it is so overwhelming but great at the same time. I love that through this questioning I can become closer to God and learn so much by researching into what the Bible is truly saying in some passages and looking at different perspectives than those of what I have grown up with. It brings in some doubt which I believe doubt is healthy it makes you look at what you are actually believing and doesn't let you sit in one position without knowing why you are staying with what you are believing. So, after class this week my main question that has been frustrating me to think about is how can we really know which side is pulling true facts from the Bible. There are many translations of the Bible than when each person reads it they gather their own perspective of what they think it is saying to them. So it puzzles me to try to understand what I am supposed to believe or how I can fully commit to either without having done the research myself which is not possible since I don't know Greek. This leaves me still questioning and the only answer that I can come up with is that there is no right answer. Who really know the heart of God and what he is trying to say through the scriptures? No one does! This includes me, and I am finding out as we progress through this class that I will never truly know everything there is to about our amazing creator but the important thing is to never stop trying to understand more. We are supposed to keep on the race and run towards God and try to know Him better everyday. So my answer to my question is to just keep diving in and questioning knowing that I may never find the answer that is 100% correct but understanding that it is okay as long as I continue to push forward towards the answer.
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